European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 purchased spot for Saff shakes racing fraternity Flap prompts Calls to change indy 500 rules by Kurt Freudenthal Indianapolis up although the annual controversy at the Indianapolis 500 this year Over an attempt to buy a Start ing spot was settled there were Calls wednesday for changes in the race Veteran David Salt heeding denunciations from fellow Drivers and others in the racing relinquished his purchased spot in sundays starting lineup of 33 cars to Bill Puter Salt bars family firm bought the car qualified by Puterbaugh for in tending to get Salt Back in the race after he was bumped from the but the 29yearold who has been in the starting held of the 500 for five straight announced tuesday night from upstate new York that Puterbaugh would drive the 16 Eagle they gave the decision to Walther i appreciate what my father and my tried to do for but its not i just  feel i have More respect for myself than to buy my Way into the i didst get a car in the show and Bill so he deserves to drive it in the the 500 is my lifetime dream and billys and i wont spoil it for who will be starting his third Sod in the inside spot on the 10th lauded Walther for acting As a i think i deserve the he i feel the same Way he does that i should be the one to drive the race its my understanding i will Start the race and finish i  have taken the ride under any other Many car Drivers and owners strongly criticized the Purchase and indicated they would seek a change in the race rules to make certain a qualifying car cannot be sold in the some top officials of the United states Auto which sanctions the agreed the rules should be but they noted that under current owner Lee Elkins had every right to sell the car after Puterbaugh qualified it the controversy was the latest in a series in recent years at the famed Speed the million Dollar race was embroiled in disputes Over Andy Granatelli Turbine fuel and and qualification pro his cars almost won in 1967 and three years five car owners went to court charging their driven did not get an Opportunity to but their suit was tossed in gasoline mechanics prepared the finely tuned engines of the 33 qualified cars for final carburetion tests also scheduled was pit practice con fined mostly to tire changes without engines the track will be dried until the flying Start of the race at noon Tanana tame 40 by Bob Greene a sports writer California Angels manager Norm Sherry May come up with a new twist on the old Boston braves saying Spahn and Sain and Pray for other than Tanana and our pitching Hast been that Good until Sherry Suid wednesday night after Frank Tanana spun a giving California a 40 Victory Over the Detroit tuesday Nolan Ryan hurled a three hitter As California edged Detroit 2 id hate to make a living facing them every moaned Detroit manager Ralph they both lose some games bump wills of the rangers Steab Mcmond As the throw glances off the Glove of the yanks Willie Randolph in what a thieving family first came action at Yankee who stole two is the Ion of famous base dealer Maury new Al Roundup York won the first game of wednes Days Iwin ight twin with Texas taking the photo sonics Trade Wilkerson nuggets get 2 draft picks Denver a the Denver nuggets acquired guard Brian Taylor from Kansas guard Forward Bobby Wilkerson from Seattle and two 1977 draft choices wednesday in the first major Trade prior to the 197778 National basketball association in a three team Denver sent Center Man in Webster and forwards Paul Silas and Willie Wise to Seattle for Wilker Center Tom Burleson and the Somes second round draft the nuggets then sent Burleson to Kansas City for Taylor and the Kings 9 Choice in the first round of the which is scheduled for next the nuggets now have three Early choices in the picking then using their own 21st selection and finally Seattle second round which is the 30th Choice this helps our draft situation Treen said nuggets president and Gen eral manager Carl Scheer at a news its especially helpful since we had no draft choices last along with the infusion of two Fine will enable us to perpetuate the kind of team this Community is used Nugget coach Larry Brown called Taylor As Fine a guard As there is in the Hes a tremendous defensive player and he can shoot from the which is something people said we were weak a three time american basketball association defensive Taylor played on Aba championship teams with the new York nets in 1974 and in his fifth pro season last year with Kansas he averaged 17 Points a game and finished second in the league in we believe Wilkerson will be an Excel Lent Forward for said Brown of the 6 6 member of Indiana University 1976 Mcaa championship Seattle first round Choice in last years played toward and guard for the averaging Points a having some older players sitting on the Bench concerned and this Trade now Means with the exception of Byron our oldest player is Dan who a Young Brown Taylor is 25 years old and Wilkerson Silas is and Wise the 71 called the human Eraser at Morgan stale in Baltimore because of his ability to sweep the backboards was in Only his second pro s Scheer denied that salaries were a Factor in the in was known to have received a Large pay As did weve never unloaded a player be to continued on Page i each you just Hope some of them Are against Tanana raised his season record to the most victories in the major he struck out 11 in posting his second consecutive shutout and fourth of the in other Al games Minne Sota swept a doubleheader from Boston 13 5 and 94 Kansas City and Baltimore split a the royals winning the opener 41 and the orioles taking the night Cap 72 Texas downed new York 10 in the second game of a doubleheader after losing the opener 32 Oakland edged to Ronto 65 in 10 innings Cleveland nipped Seattle 21 in 12 and Milwaukee Defeated Chicago in Kinda in a Nice Groove right said who insisted the tigers got the stuff to they just didst hit it was obvious i want getting my breaking Ball so i had to go with the cheese Bobby Gorichs sixth Homer of the season in the second inning was All Tanana Bobby Bonds slammed a two run continued on Page 221 partners win prom Atlanta a Hubert Green and four Amateur including Atlanta Falcons coach Leeman tallied a net score of 53 wednesday to win the pro am team title prior to the Atlanta Golf